Amendment of the Medicines (Aristolochia and Mu Tong etc) (Prohibition) Order 2001
5.—(1) The Medicines (Aristolochia and Mu Tong etc) (Prohibition) Order 2001(1) is amended as follows.
(2) In article 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation), in paragraph (2)—
(a)after the definition of “the Act”, insert —
““free circulation in member States” has the same meaning as in Article 23.2, as read with Article 24, of the Treaty establishing the European Community;”;
(b)omit the definitions of “EEA Agreement” and “EEA State”;
(c)after the definition of “medicinal product”, insert —
“third country” means any country other than an EEA State.”.
(3) In article 4, for paragraph (3), substitute —
“(3) The prohibition imposed by articles 2 and 3 above shall not apply where the medicinal product is imported from an EEA State, if the product—
(a)originates in an EEA State, or
(b)originates outside the European Economic Area, but is in free circulation in member States,
and is being, or is to be, exported to a third country or an EEA State other than the United Kingdom.”.